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Is a laptop needed for Materials and Technology Education

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  • 08-08-2011 8:19pm
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    daniels.ducks
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    Hoping to start this course in September and just wondering will I need to buy a laptop?


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    Agent_99
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    There are plenty of Computers in Labs and the Library but you will have to Queue if you can get a laptop for yourself i would recommend it, Lots of lectures go up online before and after the lecture time, it saves you having to print them out


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    SarahBeep!
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    daniels.ducks wrote: »
    Hoping to start this course in September and just wondering will I need to buy a laptop?

    The lads in my year did, they eeded a certain spec laptop with special software for tech drawing.


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    scruffystack
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    If a laptop is too much of an investment for you (which is very acceptable these days) there's no need to panic thinking you won't be able to get through the course. All programs used for course work in that degree is available in the labs in the schrodinger building. That's Solid Works, CAD maybe, Microsoft Office and whatever else. I have a laptop of my own but I rarely use it for any course work I do, I find it too much of a distraction working from my house!


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    RHunce
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    OP I'm getting a top spec desktop computer for this course for maybe 3/4 the price of a top spec laptop. Desktops can be upgraded as you go along but laptops will have to be replaced. I have a smaller 10" netbook then that runs Solidworks and all the other programmes required for the course that I will use tp transfer my work from home to college.

    I'm hoping to start that course in September too!


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    daniels.ducks
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    RHunce wrote: »
    OP I'm getting a top spec desktop computer for this course for maybe 3/4 the price of a top spec laptop. Desktops can be upgraded as you go along but laptops will have to be replaced. I have a smaller 10" netbook then that runs Solidworks and all the other programmes required for the course that I will use tp transfer my work from home to college.

    I'm hoping to start that course in September too!

    Were you down today to look at accommodation? There is plenty of space on the desks for a desktop.


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    RHunce
    Registered Users Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭RHunce


    daniels.ducks wrote: »
    Were you down today to look at accommodation? There is plenty of space on the desks for a desktop.

    No man I'll be living at home ten minutes walk from the University. :o

    Free food and washing though :D


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